ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES

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Records in the Illinois State Archives

• Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records
• Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database

Databases of Illinois Veterans

• 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
• Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
• Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
• Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units
• Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
• Illinois Mexican War Veterans
• Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents
• Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans
• Illinois Veterans' History Project
• Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
• Illinois Winnebago War Veterans

Illinois Statewide Vital Records Databases

• Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916–1950)  An index created by the Illinois Department of Public Health
• Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916  An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives
• Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900  An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society

Records in the Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)

• Local Governmental Records in the IRAD System
• Name Index to Illinois Local Governments

Records at Eastern Illinois University

• Arthur Local Registrar's Birth Certificates Index (1868–1925)
• Mattoon Court of Common Pleas Case Files Index (1869–1873)
• Mattoon Death Certificate Registers Index (1899–1918)
• Shelby County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1828–1871)
• Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index (1888–1960)

Records at Illinois State University

• DeWitt County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1924–1977)
• Livingston County Probate Case Files Index (1837–1958)
• Logan County Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index (1857–1945)
• McLean County Probate Record Index (1834–1934)
• McLean County Will Record Index (1838–1940)
• Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1908–1956)
• Woodford County Almshouse Registers Index (1868–1957)

Records at Northeastern Illinois University

• Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833–1871
• Chicago Police Department Homicide Record, 1870–1930
• Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911

Records at Northern Illinois University

• Carroll County Birth Certificates Index (1877–1913)
• JoDaviess County Almshouse Registers Index (1846–1938)
• Kane County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1836–1870)
• Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1840–1898)
• Ogle County Almshouse Register Index (1878–1933)
• Ogle County Naturalization Papers (County Court) Index (1872–1906)

Records at Southern Illinois University

• East St. Louis City Court Naturalization Papers Index (1874–1906)
• Madison County Probate Case Files Index (1813–1903)
• St. Clair County Circuit Court Chancery Case Files Index (1815–1870)
• St. Clair County Farm Board Record Index (1874–1879)

Records at the University of Illinois at Springfield

• Macon County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1829–1861)
• Macoupin County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1835–1928)
• Morgan County Poor Farm Records Index (1850–1932)
• Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825–1901)
• Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821–1906)

Records at Western Illinois University

• Adams County Almshouse Register Index (1873–1898)
• Brown County Almshouse Registers Index (1882–1963)
• Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1825–1876)
• McDonough County Guardian's Case Files Index (1838-1933)
• McDonough County Probate Case Files Index (1833-1925)
• Mercer County Almshouse Register Index (1859–1948)
• Peoria County Probate Case Files Index (1825–1887)
• Rock Island Probate Case Files Index (1834–1899)
• Stark County Almshouse Register Index (1868–1941)